rorouira

Maori

Etymology

roro (“brain”) +‎ uira (“electric”) influenced by contact with Rarotongan and Tahitian rorouira (see also Hawaiian lolouila) – compare with rorohiko.

Noun

rorouira

1. (rare) computer

   Synonym: rorohiko

Tahitian

Etymology

roro (“brain”) +‎ uira (“electric”)

Noun

rorouira

1. computer

Further reading

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “rorouira” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.